Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1844
Publication Place
Iran (made) Yazd (made) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 42cm, Width: 42cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.376-1950
Record ID
T.376-1950
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1844
Notes
Middle East, Textile; Scarf or lachak , black silk with silk embroidery, centrifugal design of roundels, trees, fish and birds, with Persian inscriptions, signed Aga Ahmad at the workshop of Fakhr al-Din, possibly Yazd, Qajar Iran, dated 1260H, 1844-1845
Sample Text
'In the name of God. My cherished sweetheart, I saw her on the grass as she was picking flowers. The flower's thorn injured the hand of that fair-faced [person] and she kept on laughing. If God wills, she may be pleased.' The inscription also says that this is the work of the Fahr al-din factory and the work of the [embroideress] Farrangiss. Note Embroidered.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silk embroidered with silk Silk Thread Weaving Embroidering
Fiziksel açıklama
Scarf, plain weave silk embroidered with coloured silks in straight stitches, including stem stitch, trimmed with a silk cord and tassels. Black ground with a simple outer embroidered border composed of 'W' and 'I' motifs in red silk. In the centre, a flamed circle moving anti-clockwise in various colours enclosing 8 fish motifs pointing to the central rosette. Around this flamed circle are eleven 2-legged horned animals (or plumed birds?) predominantly in yellow, red, white, orange, light blue or light green. This is followed by a circle of calligraphy and then four peacocks with full trains and, in between, a stylized cypress tree with a bird either side. A short inscription in red or white completes the piece. A silk cord has been sewn around the edges and there are the remains of a tassel in each corner. The date and the maker's name are included in the inscriptions.
Üretim
Zoroastrian
